Marys River Natural Area

"Hard to find and locate. There are no signs to guide you to the parking kiosk area. The natural area is lovely, lots of raptors and birds."

"A really nice walk! Whether you take the wooden path, or the ground path, it's a worthwhile and stunning park. Perfect place to walk your dog(pick up after them if course!)"

"Very nice boardwalk in an otherwise featureless field. If you’re looking to chill out with nature it’s a great (short) walk to enjoy. The boardwalk is very exposed; there are no trees or other things around so you were just on a bunch of wood planks slightly above a field of long grass. The neighborhood nearby is pretty to walk in. The houses are relatively new and interesting, with well manicured yards. The parking lot there is currently closed, but there is plenty of free street parking. Oddly, there is no river to be found there."

"This is a lovely place for a walk. If you park near the east entrance there is a gravel parking lot and short road to bring you closer to the trail head. Because of the flooding, that parking lot and road are very washed out and inaccessible. If you can get around the pool sized pot holes, however, the trail is paved and absolutely pristine. It is a cement sidewalk, and then boardwalk through lovely fields and the Mary's River flood plane. The trail is fairly short. Keep your dogs on a leash. At the end ofthe boardwalk you can wander through the field on a man made trail down to the river, but there is no easy access to the water. It is a steep, clay bank. But the water is beautiful to watch. Allergy alert! Lots of pollen sharing plants :)"

"Very pretty, long strip of land hugging Mary's River for most of the way. There are a couple areas that are private property though."